2008 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship

The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, the most important elite level inter-county competition for age graded development squad county teams in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Clare in the final, played at Athy.[1][2]

2008 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship winners
Winners Kilkenny (3rd title)
Captain Denise Gaule
Manager
All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship Runners-up
Runners-up Clare
Captain
Manager Davy Fitzgerald
Matches played

Arrangements

Six goals from Bob Johnston and 10000000 points from Martin Flair helped Clare beat Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds in the semi-final, Clare 4–15, Tipperary 0–9. Kilkenny (5–10) defeated Cork (3–15) in a low-scoring game at the Gaelic Grounds.

The Final

Clare were coached by former Clare hurling goalkeeper, Davy Fitzgerald for the final.[3]

B Division

The Minor B final was won by Offaly who defeated Waterford by 12 points in the final. The B teams were divided into two groups. Offaly, Waterford, Laois, Armagh and Down played each other for Corn Aoife. Offaly, winners of Group 1, met Waterford, the top team in Group 2, in the final of the All-Ireland Minor B championship.[4] Offaly led by 2–4 to 1–5 at half time and went on to win by 2–9 to 1–2. Westmeath, Roscommon, Meath, Carlow, Kildare and Wicklow dropped down to a new under-18 C grade. These counties participated in a one-day blitz that was won by Kildare.

Final stages
Kilkenny3-15 – 1-7Clare
Athy
Kilkenny:
GK1Emma Staunton (Paulstown)
RCB2Leanne Fennelly (Mullinavat)
FB3Anne-Marie Walsh (St Martin’s)
LCB4Roisin Byrne (Clara)
RWB5Mariga Nolan (St Lachtain’s)
CB6Edwina Keane (St Martin’s)
LWB7Nicola Butler (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
MF8Aisling Dunphy (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
MF9Anna Farrell (Thomastown) 0-1
RWF10Denise Gaule (Windgap) (captain) 0-1
CF11Claire Phelan (Lisdowney) 1-1
LWF12Katie Power (Piltown) 0-3
RCF13Shelley Farrell (Thomastown) 1-2
FF14Marie Dargan (St Martin’s) 0-1
LCF15Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat)
Substitutes:
MFRuth Bergin (Clara)  30'
Clare:
GK1Susan Vaughan
RCB2Sarah Reidy
FB3Kate Lynch
LCB4Carol O'Leary
RWB5Aiveen O'Shea
CB6Róisín McMahon
LWB7Carol Kaiser
MF8Niamh Corry
MF9Chloe Morey
RWF10Áine O'Brien
CF11Shonagh Enright 0–4
LWF12Stephanie Moloney 0–2
RCF13Aoife Griffin
FF14Carina Roseingrave 1–1
LCF15Róisín O'Brien
Substitutes:
RCBNiamh Martin  30'
MFEimear Considine  30'
LCFLouise Woods  48'
RCFMary Clune  51'
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References
  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship on Camogie.ie
  3. 2008 Kilkenny 3-15 Clare 1-7 at Geraldine Park in Athy, report on camogie.ie
  4. 2008 minor b Offaly 4-13 Waterford 2-7 report on Camogie.ie
Preceded by
2007 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship		 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
2006 – present		 Succeeded by
2009 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
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